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Evidence Act 2006

Trial process - Alternative ways of giving evidence - Giving of evidence by child witnesses

107AA: Sections 107 to 107B apply to child witnesses

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"Special rules help keep child witnesses safe in court, like you if you're giving evidence."

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When you are a child witness giving evidence in a criminal proceeding, certain rules apply to you. These rules are found in sections 107 to 107B. However, these rules do not apply if you are a child defendant, or a child who is a complainant or propensity witness in a sexual case.

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Alternative ways of giving evidence: Giving of evidence by child witnesses

107AASections 107 to 107B apply to child witnesses

  1. Sections 107 to 107B apply to a child witness when giving evidence in a criminal proceeding unless the witness is a defendant who is a child or a sexual case complainant or propensity witness who is a child.

Notes
  • Section 107AA: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 60).